Gowanus Harvest Festival: October 11

From Flavorpill: October 11 The Yard (400 Carroll St) 11 a.m.-9 p.m. $12 The Gowanus Harvest Festival brings the farm to Brooklyn’s famously industrial canal. Besides locally produced apples, pickles, cheeses (from Saxelby!), breads, and brews (Sixpoint), you can sate your inner child with pumpkin carving, a pie-baking contest, and pony rides. Toss in some […]

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Weekly Bounty

Here’s what we’re expecting from Woodbridge Farm tomorrow: 1 – Potatoes 2 – Hot Peppers 3 – Tatsoi 4 – Salad Greens 5 – Onions 6 – Winter Squash 7 – Swiss Chard 8 – Herbs 9 – Carrots

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3 Interesting Carrot Recipes

Here are 3 interesting recipes I found online which all use carrots. Let me know if you try any and how they come out! This first recipe is from Alton Brown of the Food Network. I usually use carrots as one of a few ingredients in a recipe, but when I remember to, I love […]

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Weekly Bounty

Here’s what we’re expecting from Woodbridge Farm tomorrow… 1 – last peppers, tomatoes, eggplant for this season 2 – hot peppers 3 – celeriac root and greens 4 – salad greens 5 – kale 6 – turnips and/or radishes 7 – garlic 8 – herbs 9 – last beans

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Farm Trip Rescheduled

Due to the rain this weekend, our trip to Woodbridge Farm has been postponed to next Saturday, October 4th. Check your email for a new Evite coming soon. We’ll need to move fast to arrange transportation, so please RSVP as soon as you can. Our friends from the new Grand Street CSA in Manhattan will […]

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Poached Pears with Asian Spices

Those of us with fruit shares have been getting a lot of pears lately. They’re great plain just for snacking, but that does get a bit old after a while, and unlike apples and peaches you can’t just toss them into a pie (or can you? maybe I’m wrong). In any case, I found this […]

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Urban Foraging in Central Park

Just in case your CSA produce isn’t fresh and local enough for ya, Slow Food NYC is planning an urban foraging expedition in Central Park next Saturday, led by ethnobotanist Nat Bletter. Come taste red-fleshed apples, rosehips, sassafras, mustard greens, lamb’s quarters, epazote, mugwort, burdock, cornelian cherries, and more. Bring bags for collecting food and […]

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Weekly Bounty

Here’s what we’re expecting from Woodbridge Farm this week: 1 – Tomatoes 2 – Bell Peppers and/or Eggplant 3 – Hot Peppers 4 – Parsnips 5 – Salad Greens 6 – Leeks 7 – Beans 8 – Swiss Chard 9 – Sweet Potatoes 10 – Herbs

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East New York Farms

East New York Farms is a really cool program in a neighboring neighborhood. It’s a community-based group that brings together neighborhood gardeners, local entrepreneurs, youth leaders, and regional farmers to create a vibrant public market. The ENY Farmers’ Market will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a street fair today on New Lots Avenue, between […]

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Weekly Bounty

Here’s what we’re expecting from Woodbridge Farm tomorrow: 1. Potatoes 2. Celery 3. Beans 4. Tomatoes 5. Bell Peppers and/or Eggplant 6. Hot Peppers 7. Choice of Herbs 8. Chinese Cabbage 9. Kale 10. Garlic

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